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In the Park

           Ofcoursehe’llgetoveritandIdon’tcareifhedoesn’tbutitspoiledmyday.SoIthoughtI’dcometoyoudarlingstogetcheeredup.AfterthefootballseasonopensIwon’thaveanyspareSaturdayafternoons.Iadorefootball.I’vegotthemostgorgeouscapandsweaterstripedinRedmondcolorstoweartothegames.Tobesure,alittlewayoffI’lllooklikeawalkingbarber’spole.DoyouknowthatthatGilbertofyourshasbeenelectedCaptainoftheFreshmanfootballteam?”

           “Yes,hetoldussolastevening,”saidPriscilla,seeingthatoutragedAnnewouldnotanswer.“HeandCharlieweredown.Weknewtheywerecoming,sowepainstakinglyputoutofsightoroutofreachallMissAda’scushions.ThatveryelaborateonewiththeraisedembroideryIdroppedonthefloorinthecornerbehindthechairitwason.Ithoughtitwouldbesafethere.Butwouldyoubelieveit?CharlieSloanemadeforthatchair,noticedthecushionbehindit,solemnlyfisheditup,andsatonitthewholeevening.Suchawreckofacushionasitwas!PoorMissAdaaskedmetoday,stillsmiling,butoh,soreproachfully,whyIhadallowedittobesatupon.ItoldherIhadn’tthatitwasamatterofpredestinationcoupledwithinveterateSloanishnessandIwasn’tamatchforbothcombined.”

           “MissAda’scushionsarereallygettingonmynerves,”saidAnne.“Shefinishedtwonewoneslastweek,stuffedandembroideredwithinaninchoftheirlives.Therebeingabsolutelynoothercushionlessplacetoputthemshestoodthemupagainstthewallonthestairlanding.

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